 Isaac Van Bibber's house in Mineola has a continuous spring that flows year round through its original rock basement.It is believed many of the springs arose after the 1812 New Madrid earthquake.The Loutre Island area is commonly associated with the German-founded towns of Rhineland and Starkenburg, which has several historically significant Catholic churches and sites, including the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, a church devoted to the Virgin Mary.